Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Western Australian West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery and the Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery, August 2021

made under subsection 303FN(2) and paragraph 303FN(10)(d) of the

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date: 24 December 2022

Includes amendments up to: F2022N00333

Registered: 6 February 2023

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This is a compilation of the Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Western Australian West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery and the Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery, August 2021 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 24 December 2022 (the compilation date).

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Western Australian West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery and the Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery, August 2021

I, Laura Timmins, Senior Director, Wildlife Trade Office, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, have considered in accordance with section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) the application from the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, public comments on the proposal as required under section 303FR, and advice on the ecological sustainability of the operation. I am satisfied on those matters specified in section 303FN of the EPBC Act. I hereby declare the operations for the harvesting of specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, taken in the Western Australian West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery and the Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery and as defined in the management regime in force under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (WA), the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 (WA), Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 (WA), the West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery Management Plan 1997, and Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery Management Plan 2018, but not including:

(a) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 209 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s List of Migratory Species), or

(b) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 248 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s List of Marine Species), or

(c) specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or

(d) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List), except for Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna spp.).

to be an approved wildlife trade operation, in accordance with subsection 303FN (2) and paragraph 303FN (10)(d), for the purposes of the EPBC Act.

Unless amended or revoked, this declaration:

a) is valid until 19 August 2024 and;

b) is subject to the conditions applied under section 303FT specified in Schedule 1.

Notes:

1. Under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, a person whose interests are affected by this decision may apply for a statement of reasons and for independent review of the decision. An application for a statement of reasons may be made in writing to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment within 28 days of the date of the declaration. An application for independent review may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on payment of the relevant fee within 28 days of the date of the declaration, or if reasons are sought, within 28 days of receipt of reasons. Further information may be obtained from the Director, Wildlife Trade Assessments Section, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Telephone: 02 6274 1715 Email: sustainablefisheries@awe.gov.au.

2. Australia’s obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) are met through Part 13A of the EPBC Act. Specimens of species listed in Appendix II of Australia’s CITES list under section 303CA of the EPBC Act may only be exported, under a CITES export permit issued under the EPBC Act, if Australia’s CITES Scientific Authority has issued a non‑detriment finding for that species. Further information, including a list of species for which non detriment findings have been issued and the fisheries from which they may be sourced, is available from htttp://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/wildlife‑trade/internationally‑endangered‑plants‑and‑animals‑cites/how‑export.

Schedule 1

Part 13A conditions to the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development on the approved wildlife trade operation declaration for the Western Australian West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery and the Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery ‑ August 2021

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

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Misdescribed amendments

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If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history